Reply #40: I must confess I was probably more interested in Oberliner's views

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as I tend to find that he/she has a great deal more intellectual honesty than you. For example, take this patently stupid statement:-

"Hezbollah is a terror organization and they're occupying Lebanon"

Given that the Lebanese Shia have been living in Lebanon continuously for the last 1000 years I am not sure on what basis you assert they are foreign occupiers, unless this is simply your habit of throwing words around without regard for their meaning.

But in any event there is nothing illegal or immoral about militias (or terrorists, depending on your POV) defending territory against an invading force. The American revolution was largely fought by militias against the British Army. The Philippine American war was fought by militias against the invading US Army.

Indeed the US Constitution provides as follows:-

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

I dare say that the leaders of Hezbollah would probably agree with America's founding fathers that a well-regulated militia is indeed necessary for the security of a free state.